Mayo 8:30 press conference (Edit: Names Brissett the starter)

[sb1]

Kraft must of really hated Bill.

Bill and his .426 record post Brady did that to himself.

 

[festy1986]

Never said that. But it's nice knowing you can dish it but can't take it lol

Oh I can take it. You gotta put your money where your mouth is.

I vehemently disagree with any take that says Maye has to sit cause of injury risk.

He's going to get hurt. Everyone gets hurt.

 

[festy1986]

Bill and his .426 record post Brady did that to himself.

So explain how Mayo is going to survive this season?

 

[sb1]

So explain how Mayo is going to survive this season?

If he doesn’t lose the locker room I expect he will survive the season.

 

[lancerman]

Oh I can take it. You gotta put your money where your mouth is.

I vehemently disagree with any take that says Maye has to sit cause of injury risk.

He's going to get hurt. Everyone gets hurt.

Brady never played behind a line this bad. He got hurt and missed meaningful games once in his career. Andrew Luck played behind an awful line and it destroyed his career. Yes putting a young QB who is still developing behind the worst line in the league is a recipe for disaster. Both in hurting his development and physically causing damage.

When the line isn't a paper towel and the center can snap the ball correctly, then develop the young guy behind it. Otherwise you'll get another Luck/RGIII situation

 

[festy1986]

Brady never played behind a line this bad. He got hurt and missed meaningful games once in his career. Andrew Luck played behind an awful line and it destroyed his career. Yes putting a young QB who is still developing behind the worst line in the league is a recipe for disaster. Both in hurting his development and physically causing damage.

When the line isn't a paper towel and the center can snap the ball correctly, then develop the young guy behind it. Otherwise you'll get another Luck/RGIII situation

I don't care. I don't care if Maye gets hurt. I don't care if his arm falls off.

I understand you do, so your take shouldn't be sit Maye. Your take should be fire Wolf and Mayo.

At the end of the day, Maye will be playing this year and he'll be doing it behind this same line that he's already severely outplayed Jacoby under. Without Andrews mind you.

Week 1 vs week 6 is nothing.

If by some miracle Maye gets through this whole season without playing, then the only thing you've done is handicapped his sophomore year.

 

[Stu Pidassle]

Just the bandwagon fan base. Everyone else understands that teams go through ups and downs.

The team will become the Jets if management makes football decisions based on fan reaction.

 

[lancerman]

So explain how Mayo is going to survive this season?

Low expectations. Everyone understands this is a rebuild year and the team isn't talented. He's not being asked to field a playoff team. He's being asked to hold things steady while we are developing a QB and younger players and building for the future.

His job is to avoid a Hue Jackson level clown show where it's obvious the coach is the problem.

 

[festy1986]

Low expectations. Everyone understands this is a rebuild year and the team isn't talented. He's not being asked to field a playoff team. He's being asked to hold things steady while we are developing a QB and younger players and building for the future.

His job is to avoid a Hue Jackson level clown show where it's obvious the coach is the problem.

The expectations are low on wins, not on development.

 

[PatsFan2]

Bill and his .426 record post Brady did that to himself.

He couldn't live off the last 20 years forever.

 

[lancerman]

I don't care. I don't care if Maye gets hurt. I don't care if his arm falls off.

I understand you do, so your take shouldn't be sit Maye. Your take should be fire Wolf and Mayo.

At the end of the day, Maye will be playing this year and he'll be doing it behind this same line that he's already severely outplayed Jacoby under. Without Andrews mind you.

Week 1 vs week 6 is nothing.

If by some miracle Maye gets through this whole season without playing, then the only thing you've done is handicapped his sophomore year.

Well you should care, because it seems like your issue is that you are worried about watching a losing team. Newslfash, they are losing this year. The difference is if Maye gets crushed, you run back the Mac Jones experience and will cry that you are watching a losing team for 3 years until they need to find a new QB.

You might be right that Maye will play this year. But certain thing should really happen to get to that point. The line becoming competent is one. Him working out some fundamentals is another. Once he has a fighting chance and can develop in gametime in a remotely reasonable situation, go for it.

 

[PatsFan2]

The expectations are low on wins, not on player development.

That's my take Maye can help develop our young WRs JB can't!

 

[Wozzy]

Kraft must of really hated Bill.

Jonathan hated Bill, Bob is no longer running things and hasn't since around 2021.

As far as this year's QB situation goes... stick to the plan. Play Brissett.

Play Jacoby for the first month at least while you try and fix the disaster you've created at offensive tackle.

Brissett already got hurt, don't put the kid in a position to get hurt.

 

[festy1986]

Well you should care, because it seems like your issue is that you are worried about watching a losing team. Newslfash, they are losing this year. The difference is if Maye gets crushed, you run back the Mac Jones experience and will cry that you are watching a losing team for 3 years until they need to find a new QB.

You might be right that Maye will play this year. But certain thing should really happen to get to that point. The line becoming competent is one. Him working out some fundamentals is another. Once he has a fighting chance and can develop in gametime in a remotely reasonable situation, go for it.

It really a debate. Maye will be playing this year. Very soon too.

My concern is about getting him the reps to be successful in this league, not protecting him. That's HIS own job.

 

[festy1986]

Jonathan hated Bill, Bob is no longer running things and hasn't since around 2021.

As far as this year's QB situation goes... stick to the plan. Play Brissett.

Play Jacoby for the first month at least while you try and fix the disaster you've created at offensive tackle.

Brissett already got hurt, don't put the kid in a position to get hurt.

That's right. Jacoby got hurt. Not Maye.

Maybe it has something to do with Jacoby sucking and getting sacked on a play in which he was looking right at the player who sacked him

A better player (hopefully Maye) sees the guy and does the right thing.

 

[Vindicate]

Woof. I wonder how much of this decision is resting on the fact that this line can't hold and therefore they want to protect Maye. If it's much, it's wild that you have to basically sacrifice someone. Jeezus.

 

[NE_Zealot]

There are plenty of QBs who started right away and waited but sooner or later won SBs. Whether a QB starts right away or sits it takes him time to learn. If sitting is such a help why is every other rookie QB this year starting, even on teams who were worse than the Pats last year?

I said previously (in this thread) I usually favor starting rookies in year one. But this OLine hasn’t proved it can protect anything.

 

[lancerman]

It really a debate. Maye will be playing this year. Very soon too.

My concern is about getting him the reps to be successful in this league, not protecting him. That's HIS own job.

Well really it's the lines job. And they don't seem up to it. I would agree with you if it was some average line and you could say "okay if Maye just identifies coverage and the rush and isn't totally oblivious he can avoid getting hurt and it's more on him". But this isn't that situation.

And frankly, imo, getting live reps won't matter if the QB can't hone his craft during it because he has to worry more about a low snap or someone coming in unblocked every other play.

 

[PatsFan2]

That's right. Jacoby got hurt. Not Maye.

Maybe it has something to do with Jacoby sucking and getting sacked on a play in which he was looking right at the player who sacked him

A better player (hopefully Maye) sees the guy and does the right thing.

JB = Statue.

 

[festy1986]

Woof. I wonder how much of this decision is resting on the fact that this line can't hold and therefore they want to protect Maye. If it's much, it's wild that you have to basically sacrifice someone. Jeezus.

That's definitely what everyone wants to believe.

But really it's about Mayo and Wolf saving their jobs for a extra year by the promise of a shiny new toy to save us next year.